CAME ON Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

came on

verb

past tense of come on

as in arrived

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After the man arrived in Nairobi, his relatives took him in a private vehicle to Nairobi Hospital, where he was immediately isolated.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Longstanding staff have stayed and new ones, courtesy of Mandarin Oriental, have arrived.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrived

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Reactor, which emerged from stealth in May, develops software to make world models run faster and cheaper, and sells a cloud service that manages the computing capacity.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
When Mohamed Salah terminated his contract with Liverpool a year early, MLS and the Saudi Pro League emerged as potential destinations for the Egyptian star.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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The sound of the music was one thing—even when Stereolab were at their loungiest or Stars of the Lid were including the key in which a song was composed in its title, there was something like the faintest air of rock music in their experiments.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Strada defends execution protocol There was no immediate response from Pike’s lawyers for an update Saturday on her condition at a hospital.

— Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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The Nobel Prize was established by Alfred Nobel, a businessman, engineer, entrepreneur, inventor, and scientist, who lived from 1833 to 1896.

— Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
In that case, too, Erica and Peter not only lived nine months rent-free in the apartment until, as the case dragged on, a judge ordered them to start paying for use of the space, but Erica also criticized the conditions there.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026

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